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Motherland: Soviet nostalgia in the Russian Federation
This book explores the extent to which and the reasons why Russias citizens harbor feelings of nostalgia for the Soviet Union today. Based on the results of a nationwide survey and rigorous field research carried out within several of Russias regions, Dr. Sullivan uncovers material and cultural rationales for this sentiment of nostalgia which poses both an opportunity and a challenge to the Russian government. With Russian nationalism and revanchism a resurgent force in contemporary global affairs, this detailed study will interest scholars of international relations and of populist authoritarianism around the world
Problems of analyzing and predicting soviet behavior
In: Doubleday short studies in political science 17
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The sense of mission in Russian foreign policy: destined for greatness!
In: Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series 94
"This book explores how far messianism, the conviction that Russia has a special historical destiny, is present in, and affects, Russian foreign policy. Based on extensive original research, including analysis of public statements, policy documents, and opinion polls, the book argues that a sense of mission is present in Russian foreign policy, that it is very similar in its nature to thinking about Russia's mission in Tsarist times, that the sense of mission matters more for Russia's elites than for Russia's masses, and that Russia's special mission is emphasised more when there are questions about the regime's legitimacy as well as great power status. Overall, the book demonstrates that a sense of mission is an important factor in Russian foreign policy"--
National characteristics
In: European monographs in social psychology
Remythologising the Russian state
In: Europe Asia studies, Volume 50, p. 969-992
ISSN: 0966-8136
Examines the struggle for a national idea being waged by politicians and intellectuals; roles of the state, democrats, communists, and patriots.
The Russian F-connection: finance, firms, friends, families, and favorites
In: Problems of post-communism, Volume 46, Issue 1, p. 24-33
ISSN: 1075-8216
Explores informal bargaining among new Russian bankers representing commercial enterprises established since 1988 as a cultural tradition. Included in a collection of articles under the overall title "Formal institutions, informal practices".
Russians: the people behind the power
The hidden system -- Poverty -- The rich and powerful -- Drinking and drunks -- Family and friends -- Women -- Indolence and inefficiency -- Innovation and protest -- Cold and punishment -- Cheating the system -- Grand schemes and the threat of collapse -- Future delayed